Have you noticed some curly, spiky, gray-green, alien-like plants resting in a shell, hanging from a ceiling, perched on ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

Succulents and cacti don't like too much of a nitrogen-based fertilizer, says Hillman. Limit it to once every six weeks to be ...

Each season, mango growers across Australia watch helplessly as millions of mangoes fall to the ground too early. Here’s why ...

Scientists cultivating partnerships of fungi and algae believe their invention has far-out implications for how we create the ...

Research reveals how natural selection shaped the Bajau sea nomads’ spleens to boost oxygen delivery, helping them dive for ...

Overestimated nitrogen availability has led climate models to exaggerate how much plant growth can offset rising CO2 levels. Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major driver of ...

In short: more carbon in the air does not guarantee more carbon in the wood. Between those two lies a living network of ...

Don't toss that supermarket lemon. Learn how to grow lemon trees (Citrus x limon) from seeds to produce one of the most fragrant flowering trees around.